Due to some excellent questions about exceeding memory and moving images, I will do a follow to this post on Wednesday. Okay, so you’ve been clipping along, learning tons about editing in Photoshop Elements, but how does your file management look? If you wanted to find a particular image from last year, could you do […]
Savannah Retreat 2012
January 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
I have been missing-in-action this past week because I have been working double-time to stay on top of homeschooling, housework, business stuff and kids’ activities after being gone almost four days last weekend. I went down to Savannah, Georgia to meet up with seven photography friends, whom I got together with last year also. Thanks […]
How to Use and Print Templates for Albums and Cards
January 12, 2012 by 4 Comments
This post comes as a special request, but because of it’s inherent complexity, it relies heavily on the video tutorial. I love the mini-accordian albums that WHCC and other print labs offer. They are cute, space-friendly and affordable. Many template designers create beautiful templates for them, to fit any and all events: seniors, weddings, newborns, […]
How to Download Pictures from Phones to Organizer
January 11, 2012 by 3 Comments
Pin It What do you do with the pictures you take with your cell phone? Trash them? Hoard them on your phone? Do you even know how to get them OFF the phone? If you don’t, you are not alone! This tutorial is going to seem super-simple to most, but it is a question that […]
Enhance Eyes in Photoshop Elements
January 9, 2012 by 14 Comments
Pin It Today I am going to show you how you can brighten, define and sharpen eyes in just one layer. Often I have each step be a different layer but if you are in a hurry or you don’t care to keep each step separate, doing it on one layer is perfectly okay. First […]
How to Resize Images for Use on The Web
January 6, 2012 by 7 Comments
Pin It One of my most frequently asked questions is how to resize images for uploading to the Internet, on like a blog or Facebook. I have shown it many times in other video tutorials, but never did a tutorial just on resizing by itself. First let me explain few fundamentals about the Internet and […]
Beginners Guide to External Flash
January 4, 2012 by 55 Comments
Pin It Natural light is beautiful and photographers love it, that is a fact. However, there are times when the natural light you have available is not sufficient for what you are trying to capture. That is when having a flash is advantageous. Will any old flash work, like the one built into your camera? […]
A New Year and New Goals
January 1, 2012 by 6 Comments
Happy New Year!!! 2011 sure was quite a year! I wonder what 2012 will be like?? I hope you have had a lovely holiday season and that you are looking forward to the new year as I am. Are you making any “New Year Resolutions?” Instead of New Year’s “resolutions” I am making a list […]
Editing Teenagers in PSE
December 27, 2011 by 9 Comments
Pin It About a month ago a PSE user posted a picture on Everyday Elements’s Facebook page and asked how to fix redness and blemishes on a picture of her teen son. With her permission, I edited the image and posted back to Facebook. Many people inquired how I did it, and after gaining the […]
Christmas Gift For All
December 26, 2011 by 19 Comments
It is crazy around my house right now, so I am going to keep this short and sweet! My Christmas gift to you is a free action, White Sands, which is a sweet little action that brightens and adds a touch of haze if you want a clean, hazy/dreamy look. The action is available for […]
